两者 (liǎng zhě) — both (of two); both sides; both parties

Definition

noun

both (of two)both sidesboth parties

两者。
liǎng zhě De qū bié hěn míng xiǎn.
The difference between the two is very obvious.
两者。
Nǐ yào kǎo lǜ liǎng zhě zhī jiān de guān xì.
You need to consider the relationship between the two.
两者。
liǎng zhě Dōu duì wǒ hěn zhòng yào.
Both are very important to me.

Derived word

构词法gòucífǎ

后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

两 is two, and 者 points to the ones involved; together they mean both parties.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 兩; 两 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 兩 is described as combining 一 and 㒳. The simplified 两 is a later abbreviation.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The form 者 originally drew a sugarcane with full stems, small points around it, and an open smiling mouth at the bottom.

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